Back in Action IIa: The Best of mental_floss…
The main reason why there’s been so little activity here is my commitment to mental_floss. I don’t mean that in a self-important, look-at-me-I-work-so-hard kind of way. But after spending ten hours a day writing, editing and staring at mentalfloss.com, the last thing I want to do is go blog somewhere else. So let me run through a few recent posts you might enjoy, starting with (one of) Six Supergroups Who Saved The World:
Year: 1991
Cause: Operation Desert Storm
Biggest Stars: Garth Brooks, Michael Bolton, Kevin Costner, Will Smith
Strangest Stars: Orel Hershiser, Fred Savage, Don King, Mike Tyson
What To Look For: The forced inclusion of half-hearted lip-synchers Magic Johnson and Michael Jordan (at the 1:03 mark); Ted Danson waving in passing, making me question his involvement (3:24); Gary Busey rocking (3:35); a barely recognizable Alyssa Milano (3:43); The Fonz and Hershiser (4:11); Iron Mike’s sweater (4:33)
The idea and YouTube research for this post came from Kevin Pell. Now head over to mental_floss to watch the other five, including a touching rendition from Old Aid.